Tip Top Mine

The Tip Top Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Esmeralda county, Nevada at an elevation of 8,720 feet.

About the MRDS Data:

All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.

Mine Info

Name: Tip Top Mine  

State:  Nevada

County:  Esmeralda

Elevation: 8,720 Feet (2,658 Meters)

Commodity: Silver, Gold

Lat, Long: 37.93028, -118.30556

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Tip Top Mine MRDS details

Site Name

Primary: Tip Top Mine


Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold
Tertiary: Mercury


Location

State: Nevada
County: Esmeralda
District: Buena Vista District


Land Status

Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.


Holdings

Not available


Workings

Type: Surface/Underground


Ownership

Owner Name: Louisiana Cons. M. Co.
Years: 1923 -


Production

Not available


Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Deposit Type: Vein
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S


Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin
Physiographic Detail: White Mountains


Mineral Deposit Model

Not available


Orebody

Not available


Structure

Not available


Alterations

Not available


Rocks

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene

Name: Andesite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene


Analytical Data

Not available


Materials

Not available


Comments

Comment (Production): PRODUCED $130,000 UP TO 1918. IDLE OPEN PIT IN 1968.

Comment (Workings): WORKINGS CONSIST OF ADITS AND AN OPEN PIT.

Comment (Location): UNSURVEYED TOWNSHIP. BORDER PROBLEMS WITH MINERAL COUNTY. MINE MAYBE IN MINERAL COUNTY.


References

Reference (Deposit): GALLAGHER, M. J., 1968, NEVADA MINES, MILLS, AND SMELTERS - IN OPERATION AS OF JULY 1, 1968: STATE INSPECTOR OF MINES, CARSON CITY, NEVADA


Nevada Gold

Gold Districts of Nevada

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.